By John Hertz: We’ll take up three Classics of Science Fiction at Loscon XLIV, one discussion each. Come to as many as you like. You’ll be welcome to join in. Our working definition is “A classic is a work that … Continue reading
(1) UNORTHODOX APPROACH. Beginning July 18, a weekly podcast will be hosted by Sixth & I in Washington DC — “Harry Potter and The Sacred Text”. What if we read the books we love as if they were sacred texts? What … Continue reading
By Nicholas Whyte and Colette Fozard: Over the last two weeks of October 2016, Worldcon 75 organised the 1980 Timewarp Project to test the new systems we have been developing for the new Hugo rules.We asked people to revisit of the sf … Continue reading
(1) CASUALTY OF INTOLERANCE. Al Davison’s writeup about being harassed on the street in his hometown of Coventry comes recommended by James Bacon with the note: “New Britain — bigots empowered — comic artist and martial arts expert Al Davison … Continue reading
By Hampus Eckerman: There is a connection between Sweden and Chernobyl. Sweden was the first country where the fallout from Chernobyl was detected and it was from there the first news of the accident spread around the globe. This even before Pravda … Continue reading
(1) A Tokyo department store is offering a $91,000 solid gold figure of the alien Baltan, a villainous monster from Japan’s superhero Ultraman TV series. The perfect accessory to go with the 2007 Hugo base, except none of the winners … Continue reading
Finalists for the 2013 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards were announced at Finncon in Helsinki over the July 6-7 weekend. Long Form Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City by Kai-cheung Dung, translated from the Chinese by Anders Hansson, … Continue reading